Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-04
Bath Keluebtr 3ournal.
State News.
ANDRosCOGGIN.

ANDRoscoGeIN.
+ William McMullen. former employe in
the Farnsworth dye house at Lewiston has
been arrested for the theft Of $500. He
was bound over Monday in $1,000.
CUMBERLAND.
Vessels running between Portland and
Harpswel are obliged to go by the way OF
Diamond Island roads, the direct route be-
tween the Diamond Islands AID the mainland
being blocked with drift ice.
The contents of lobster pots at Harpswell
were stolen several nights ago, S75 worth OF
Holsters being taken, in all.
Persis Haskell, a young girl eighteen years
old, has been arrested in Fitchburg, Mass,
for larceny. Her father, Benz. F. Haskell
If South Thomaston, is deeply moved by the
news of his daughters disgrace. He does
not, however, propose to do anything to aid
her, believing that it would be of no use.
OXFORD.
The Oxford Democrat hears that Mr.
Jane. Ripley. formerly of Canton, now re-
.iding at or near Pasadena, CAL, while ex'
cavating for a cellar upon a lot owned oy
him, struck very rich paving gold dirt, and
that the lot has as A consequence gone up IN
value into the thousands.
PENoBsCoT.
There were delivered last month from the
Bangor post-ofice 1894 letters, HAS
postal cards, 20 865 newspapers and $50 i'm
mediate delivery letters. There were col
lected So, $50 letters, II 538 postal cards, and
4 ,O69 newspapers. Total number of pieces
handled by carriers l63, 597, against l47, l3e
pieces in the corresponding month last year.
A Canada lynx or loupcervier was caught
Tuesday night at Arey's Corner in Hampden.
by Mr. Fred G.. Baker. He was savage
looking animal, weighing about forty POUNDS,
| and was taken in a common steel trap When
found. traps had to be sprung on every one
of his legs before he could be handled
II. J. Leach of Brewer i, building small
steamer at his yard. 1t will be about 80 feet
long and will probably be used tor terry
boat at Curacao, West Indies.
Monday evening, as some children were
sliding on the steep hill between York and
Hanc ,ck streets, Bangor, one of the sleds
struck Young man named Grady, knocking
him down, when he was struck in the temple
by another sled so severely as to be rendered
| unconscious, in which condition he still re-
NAMED Wednesday, and his death is feared
from conclusion of the brain.
PIsCATAoUIs.
Sanford Haines, of Parkman has sold his
farm for "a, 900, to Gardiner numbering
firm They are fitting the commodious sta
BILE for the large number of horses and oxen
hich they now have at work in their lum
boring camps, and intend to make it one OF
the largest stock farms to be found in the
State.
SAGADAHoC.
Mr.. Robert Vaughn, who went from Bath
last fall, has been in that city week or more
seeking for ship carpenters and caulkers to
go to Wyandotte. Mich. where he has a
large contract with building firm. He left
Bath on the morning train Tuesday with &c
men.
SOMERSET.
A little son of Chas Barker. Jr. of Athens
narrowly escaped death recently by falling
into tub of hot soap One arm and the
side of his head were badly burned, but he i.
now doing nicely.
WALDO.
| Mr.. Solomon Palmer of Northport wa
found dead in his bed, Sunday morning, b,
a neghbor who called at his house. He hat
no relatives nearer than rephews, and hat
lived alone for number of years. He neve
was married. His age was &C years.
WASHINGTON.
| The Keystone Boiler Works at San Fran
| cisco. Cal, are run and owned by Hamilton
Leach Madden, who have a controlling in
| fuence of this kind of trade up and down thu
Pa ific coast from Washington Territory Il
Lower California. The senior member o